Aztec Lasagna Food

CATELLI'S 10 LAYER LASAGNA WITH DOMENICA'S SAUCE

Steps:

• For Domenica's sauce: Lightly saute the garlic and chili flakes in the olive oil in a saucepan. Add the tomatoes and salt and simmer for 20 to 30 minutes.
• For the three-cheese filling: Mix together ricotta, goat cheese, Parmesan, basil, mint, nutmeg and some salt and pepper in a bowl.
• For the pasta: Place the yolks in the base of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment and turn on low speed. Start slowly adding flour. As the dough starts to come together, scrape down the sides of the bowl. Remove the dough and knead until smooth and not sticky. Let rest for 20 to 30 minutes.
• Cut dough into four quarters. Roll the quarters through a pasta machine, starting with the widest opening, taking it through each opening once or twice and finishing with the smallest opening. (You should be able to see through the finished pasta sheets.)
• Cut sheets into pieces that will fit in a 9-by-13-inch baking pan.
• Boil a pot of water and cook pasta sheets for about 1 minute, then remove them and put them in ice water to stop the cooking. Remove the sheets and lay out on clean kitchen towels or napkins.
• For the thyme bechamel: Heat the butter and flour in a saucepan over medium heat and stir together for a minute. Add the milk, thyme and some salt and pepper and cook until mixture starts to thicken. Turn off heat and set aside.
• To assemble: Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
• Coat a large baking dish with olive oil. Lay a sheet of pasta in the bottom and spread with a thin layer of bechamel and cheese filling. Spread with a rubber spatula or large metal spoon. Add a layer of pasta, then spread a layer of tomato sauce on that.
• Repeat this assembly until the pasta is all layered. Finish the top layer with tomato sauce and bechamel and sprinkle with Parmesan and basil. Cover with foil and bake for 24 to 30 minutes. Remove foil and cook for an additional 10 minutes.

WHITE LASAGNA

Steps:

• Cook lasagna noodles according to package directions and set aside.
• Brown ground turkey/beef with garlic, salt and pepper.
• Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
• Line the bottom of a 9x13 baking dish with one entire tub of alfredo sauce, spreading evenly.
• Layer 3 noodles over alfredo sauce.
• Put half of the ground turkey/beef over the noodles, distributing evenly.
• Sprinkle meat with 1/3 of the mozzarella.
• Layer 3 more noodles on top of meat/cheese.
• Pour the other tub of alfredo over the noodles, spreading evenly.
• Add the rest of the ground turkey/beef evenly over the sauce
• Sprinkle with another 1/3 of mozzarella.
• Layer with the remaining 3 lasagna noodles and top with the rest of the mozzarella.
• Bake for about 30 minutes or until the top of the lasagna begins to turn brown and bubbly in places.
• Let cool 10-15 minutes before serving.

AZTEC LASAGNA

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
• Brown meat and drain.
• In same pan, stir in salsa, tomato sauce & taco seasoning. Simmer, stirring often for 5 minute.
• In seperate bowl, combine eggs, cottage cheese & oregano.
• Line bottom of greased 13 X 9 pan with half of tortillas, overlapping edges. Top with half of meat mixture. Spoon cottage chees mixture over meat. Arrange remaining tortillas over cottage cheese; spread rest of meat mixture over top . Place shredded cheese over all.
• Bake 30 - 35 minutes or until bubbly. Let stand 10 minute before cutting.

CHILI LASAGNA

Steps:

• Cook noodles according to pkg directions, drain.
• Preheat oven to 350.
• Crumble beef into nonstick skillet.
• Add onion, gr pepper, 1/2 tsp cumin, 1/2 tsp chili pwdr, 1/2 tsp salt & pepper.
• Cook, stirring until beef is browned; drain
• Stir in 3/4 cup enchilada sauce; remove from heat
• In bowl lightly beat egg.
• Stir in ricotta, 1/2 cup shredded cheese, remaining cumin, chili pwdr and salt.
• Spread 1/2 cup enchilada sauce in 13X9 baking dish.
• Arrange 3 noodles over sauce.
• Spread with cheese mixture.
• Top with 3 noodles.
• Spread with beef mixture.
• Top with remaining noodles.
• Spread with remaining enchilada sauce.
• Cover with foil, bake 45 minutes.
• Remove foil.
• Sprinkle with remaining shredded cheese.
• Bake uncovered until cheese is melted and sauce is bubbly about 10-15 minutes
• Let stand 10 minutes before serving.
• To Freeze: Flash freeze uncooked, wrap and label.
• To Reheat: Defrost overnight, and cook per directions.

CHICKEN AZTEC CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Boil chicken breasts until no longer pink in the middle.
• Place cooked chicken breasts in food processor and give a few pulses to chop up. Don't get it too fine. If you don't have a food processor then shred the chicken by hand.
• In a large bowl combine all of the ingredients except tortilla strips and 1 cup of cheese. Also add in the chopped chicken. Mix well.
• Grease a 9x13 backing dish and place one layer of tortilla strips in bottom. Spoon 1/3 of mixture on strips and spread evenly. Continue alternating tortilla strips and chicken mixture with the top layer being the chicken mixture.
• Cover and bake for 60 minutes or until bubbly.
• Remove from oven and uncover. Sprinkle remaining cup of cheese on top. Put back in oven uncovered for 5 minutes or until cheese is melted.
• Remove from oven and allow to cool for 5-10 minutes.
• Cut and serve. Can top with sour cream, salsa, hot sauce or fresh guacamole.